WSOP UPDATE
I bricked two flights of the 777. I felt I played well despite getting few cards. In Flight A I double up by attacking my table who were all week. Dream table draw. Then a late comer arrived and they put him immediately to my left. A gregarious Russian who immediately played every pot in position on me. That made things harder.
I wanted to say, "Hey, Ivan these people are just giving us their chips slowly, why don't we just take turns instead of beating each other up." Nope, didn't happen. He got crippled. Then I got got run down. Then he got some chips, then I made a comeback and to be honest with all the poker I played since then, I don't even remember the bustout hand.
I do remember the second flight...
I sat down and promptly lost the first two hands. Made top two with AQ, my queen giving the other guy a gut shot straight. Next hand I flopped a queen and a different guy rivered a straight, and I had to pay off. Fun. Nothing like begining a tournament with a half stack.
I switch tables and like my new seat. Again, a bunch of players looking to fit or fold but no real action drivers. A sponsored pro got moved to my right, but she wasn't active. I thought I might be able to grind a stack up, then they moved a dangerous active player... to my left. This becomes a theme for the week.
Regardless, I grinded and went deeper in that flight than I did the first but always at like 8 to 15 bbs. On the hand before a break later in the evening, I got AhKh and there was plenty of action before me. I shoved and got called by the right player who had queens. I flopped an ace. Another player had mulled over calling and I would have beat him too. Didn't matter I finally had chips.
Go on break and I allow myself to think I'm going to run this up. They were going to back up in a few levels and then the money would break early in day two.
We return and the player to my left open under the gun. He gets called by a player who kept calling from way behind after giving a speech saying he just didn't believe his opponent. Action folds to me in the big blind, I look at Kings. I think I might be able to overshove and elicit a call. I'm also happy with what's in the middle. I push.
Player to my left, as he did all night made the correct decision and folded. The other player gave the speech and then called off for all his chips (I finally had people covered). He showed A... J.
So, the runout obviously not good. I barely have any chips left. I win a multi way pot to quadruple up and then promptly lost my still smallish stack when I shoved AJ and the bb called with... Q10 for most of his chips. Oh... yeah. That's why they call them minefields.
The WPT event went much better if I have a chance I'll blog about some big hands I played. Made a call that is probably top five of my life. I chipped up huge, ran KK into AA of the big stack, got a compliment from Mike Sexton for not going broke in that spot, then tried to bluff off a girl who's probably unbluffable (mistake) and then min-cashed.
I next played the Planet Hollywood survivor tournament. Gah... 198 entered and five got 10k in cold hard cash. I finished about 11th or 12th when an under the gun player tried to blow up. She put out a third of her stack (on a steal?) Folds to me in bb. I look at Aces and shove. Obviously, she had no plan, but she did have me barely covered. After a quick tank, she angrily calls with J10. Run out is Kxx... wow. I win this pot, I'm getting 10k, my investors will be in the profit for the week and life is pretty good heading to the Main Event.
Turn is a Q. Players start oohing and ahhing. I know it's coming before it hits. 9 ball river.
Tough, tough beat. I played some of the better poker of my life the last two tournaments so I'm eager hopeful that continues in the main.
So yesterday, I took the day off and did some things like meet up with Monkey and the other Minions. I wanted to play more or something but the schedule did not allow it.
I did get to sweat Kenny Milam and Steve Bierman a bit in the Main. Both played great and Kenny overcome a couple of early coolers to get some traction. Steve started hot, took a couple of body blows and still finished the night with almost a starting stack. Plenty of chips for day two. Also, had a nice long chat with Ben Saxton about some of the projects he's working on. Going to talk to him about some main event coverage as he has a press pass.
Day 1 is today for me. Run good time baby!
I wanted to say, "Hey, Ivan these people are just giving us their chips slowly, why don't we just take turns instead of beating each other up." Nope, didn't happen. He got crippled. Then I got got run down. Then he got some chips, then I made a comeback and to be honest with all the poker I played since then, I don't even remember the bustout hand.
I do remember the second flight...
I sat down and promptly lost the first two hands. Made top two with AQ, my queen giving the other guy a gut shot straight. Next hand I flopped a queen and a different guy rivered a straight, and I had to pay off. Fun. Nothing like begining a tournament with a half stack.
I switch tables and like my new seat. Again, a bunch of players looking to fit or fold but no real action drivers. A sponsored pro got moved to my right, but she wasn't active. I thought I might be able to grind a stack up, then they moved a dangerous active player... to my left. This becomes a theme for the week.
Regardless, I grinded and went deeper in that flight than I did the first but always at like 8 to 15 bbs. On the hand before a break later in the evening, I got AhKh and there was plenty of action before me. I shoved and got called by the right player who had queens. I flopped an ace. Another player had mulled over calling and I would have beat him too. Didn't matter I finally had chips.
Go on break and I allow myself to think I'm going to run this up. They were going to back up in a few levels and then the money would break early in day two.
We return and the player to my left open under the gun. He gets called by a player who kept calling from way behind after giving a speech saying he just didn't believe his opponent. Action folds to me in the big blind, I look at Kings. I think I might be able to overshove and elicit a call. I'm also happy with what's in the middle. I push.
Player to my left, as he did all night made the correct decision and folded. The other player gave the speech and then called off for all his chips (I finally had people covered). He showed A... J.
So, the runout obviously not good. I barely have any chips left. I win a multi way pot to quadruple up and then promptly lost my still smallish stack when I shoved AJ and the bb called with... Q10 for most of his chips. Oh... yeah. That's why they call them minefields.
The WPT event went much better if I have a chance I'll blog about some big hands I played. Made a call that is probably top five of my life. I chipped up huge, ran KK into AA of the big stack, got a compliment from Mike Sexton for not going broke in that spot, then tried to bluff off a girl who's probably unbluffable (mistake) and then min-cashed.
I next played the Planet Hollywood survivor tournament. Gah... 198 entered and five got 10k in cold hard cash. I finished about 11th or 12th when an under the gun player tried to blow up. She put out a third of her stack (on a steal?) Folds to me in bb. I look at Aces and shove. Obviously, she had no plan, but she did have me barely covered. After a quick tank, she angrily calls with J10. Run out is Kxx... wow. I win this pot, I'm getting 10k, my investors will be in the profit for the week and life is pretty good heading to the Main Event.
Turn is a Q. Players start oohing and ahhing. I know it's coming before it hits. 9 ball river.
Tough, tough beat. I played some of the better poker of my life the last two tournaments so I'm eager hopeful that continues in the main.
So yesterday, I took the day off and did some things like meet up with Monkey and the other Minions. I wanted to play more or something but the schedule did not allow it.
I did get to sweat Kenny Milam and Steve Bierman a bit in the Main. Both played great and Kenny overcome a couple of early coolers to get some traction. Steve started hot, took a couple of body blows and still finished the night with almost a starting stack. Plenty of chips for day two. Also, had a nice long chat with Ben Saxton about some of the projects he's working on. Going to talk to him about some main event coverage as he has a press pass.
Day 1 is today for me. Run good time baby!
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